A shot was fired during an aggravated robbery at a bar in Christchurch last night, with the two armed men fleeing in a stolen car.
Police are now on the hunt for the pair, who entered Phoenix Bar in Papanui about 10pm and confronted staff and patrons at closing time.
One of the men is understood to have been armed with a gun and the other man with a screwdriver, Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Cottam of Canterbury Police said.
A scene examination is being carried out today and police are appealing for sightings of the silver Subaru Forester station wagon, registration FUU396, that was used by the men to escape.